Essays on Family Page 289

There has been a significant increase in teenage pregnancy in recent years. Although I have not personally experienced this situation, my understanding is based on the experiences of my friends who became pregnant at a young age. It is worth mentioning that I do not make any moral judgments about teenage pregnancy. For certain teenagers,…

It took me eighteen years to spend some quality time with my mother and discover what an incredible journey she has had with my brothers and me. She is the kind of person who has always been very involved with all parts of our daily lives. In fact, she was the kind of mother who…

Every fortnight I was faced with the taunting experience of retrieving the eggs and every fortnight the task became more and more daring. Each morning at Nonis (grandmother) house a war between the chickens and I emerged from the normally silent yard, a war that separated all good from the world and emphasized death, destruction…

A community is defined by its boundaries and infrastructure, as well as the shared interests, locale, and perspectives of its members. This could encompass a city, neighborhood, village, or workplace. In order to thrive within such an environment, individuals must function as a cohesive unit and be sensitive to the multiple and overlapping interests with…

In 1953, the psychoanalyst John Bowlby wrote Child Care and the Growth of Love. In this book he puts forward a theory that the relationship between a mother and her child during the child’s first year is of vital importance and influences the development of the child in later years. This is the theory of…

Worthington’s father, despite being illiterate, had a negative influence on his life. Despite being industrious and supporting his family, he did not find satisfaction in his roles as a husband and father. Instead of allowing Worthington to continue his education beyond first grade, his father withdrew him from school and assigned him farm work. Worthington…

Burnage has small local shops, a library, health centre and a thriving community centre with group activities nearly every day. Local shopping is due for a big improve with Tesco planning a new store on Lane End Road near Burnage station. It’s not too far to Withington village where there are more shops, bars, restaurants…

Juliet has a complex relationship with her mother, who loves her but remains distant. However, the Nurse has cared for Juliet since she was a baby and still works as a nanny for the Capulets. Consequently, it is not surprising that Juliet sees the Nurse as more of a maternal figure than her own mother….

Wyatt and Surrey, who lived and were close friends during the tumultuous reign Of Henry VIII in England, composed respective translations of some of Petrarch’s most famous works. In their writings, though their words are quite similar to those of Petrarch, it is clear they have their individual interpretations of the texts and the theme…

Set during the sixties and using the Troubles in Northern Ireland as a suitably depressing backdrop, “Cal” by Bernard MacLaverty is the tale of a tragic love affair and the hopelessness of life during the Troubles. Cal’s struggle for normality within the chaos which was life in Northern Ireland, has enabled MacLaverty to create a…